Why is it necessary to prevent misuse of Public Interest Litigation?

Because presenting private gain as public interest can waste judicial time

Public Interest Litigation is intended to help people who cannot easily approach the court themselves and to address genuine issues affecting a wider section of society. Its misuse occurs when a petitioner presents a personal, political, commercial or publicity-seeking dispute as if it were a public cause. Such conduct can consume scarce judicial time, burden respondents and delay serious cases involving vulnerable people. Hence option B is correct. Options A and C wrongly deny the valuable role of courts and PIL, while D is false because Fundamental Rights can be enforced through constitutional remedies. Preventing misuse preserves PIL as an instrument of access to justice rather than allowing it to become a tool for private advantage.

This is a Class 9 Civics question. Chapter: Democratic Rights. Topic: Right to Constitutional RemediesExpanding scope of rights.